Insurance Journal’s Top 10 West Region Stories of 2019 January 2, 2020 By Don Jergler California wildfires dominated the news in Insurance Journal’s Western region in 2019, despite it being a quiet year relative to...
Judge Temporarily Blocks California Gig Worker Law for Truckers January 2, 2020 By Kanishka Singh A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California labor law meant to take effect Jan. 1 from impacting over 70,000...
Washington Tells Captives for Starbucks, Alaska Air to Stop Insuring Risk December 31, 2019 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered the captive insurers for two giant corporations to stop insuring risk in the...
Helicopter Tours Criticized After Deadly Hawaii Crash December 31, 2019 By Caleb Jones Tour helicopter operations in Hawaii are under increased scrutiny after a deadly crash this week, one of several recent accidents...
Emergency Declaration Extended in Alaska Borough for Flooding December 31, 2019 An emergency declaration was extended in an Alaska borough where residents were forced to evacuate when an ice jam caused...
Will People Use California’s Vastly Expanded Digital Privacy Law? December 31, 2019 By Rachel Lerman Forty million Californians will soon obtain sweeping digital privacy rights stronger than any seen before in the U.S. – rights...
Uber, Postmates Sue to Overturn California Gig Worker Law as Unconstitutional December 31, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt and Ellen Huet Uber Technologies Inc. and Postmates Inc. sued the state of California, alleging that a labor rights law set to go...
Eight Escape California Warehouse Fire Similar to Ghost Ship Fire December 30, 2019 Oakland authorities have confirmed a fire chased eight people out of an evacuated and condemned building injuring one person before...
Judge Overturns $15M Award to Ex-LA Times Columnist December 30, 2019 A judge has overturned a jury’s award of nearly $15.5 million to a former sports columnist for the Los Angeles...
Allied Names Locher to Lead Winery Insurance Program in Western U.S. December 30, 2019 Allied Public Risk, LLC, through its Allied Winery Risk division, has added Gregory Locher to the winery space in the...